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July 2023
We are very pleased that the following apprentices have successfully passed their exams to become childcare specialists:
August 2022
We are very pleased that the following apprentices have successfully passed their exams to become childcare specialists:
January 2022
Ms. Monika Haetinger is leaving the kihz foundation at the end of 2021.
As of May 1, 2022, the Board of Trustees was able to appoint Ms. Claudia Sigrist- Balsiger as the new managing director.
Ad interim, Regina Linguerri takes over the management.
We wish Monika Haetinger all the best for the future.
August 2021
We are very pleased that the following apprentices have successfully passed their exams to become childcare specialists:
Juli 2020
We congratulate the following apprentices on passing their final examinations:
Septembre 2019
The pilot project kihz Flex will be definitely established from September 2019 at the centre, the location will remain in the building of the kihz Platten. The kihz Flex in the centre will also take over the offer of the kihz Flex at Hönggerberg.
Juli 2019
We congratulate the following apprentices on passing their final examinations:
We congratulate Victoria Birrer, she has passed the degree Kindererzieherin HF.
July 2018
We congratulate the following apprentices on passing their final examinations:
Congratulation to Oliver Hänsli to his Diploma Kleinkinderzieher HF!
1.10.2017
With the Flex Zentrum opens kihz the second flexible daycare facility. The Flex Zentrum is located on the ground floor of the same building as the daycare centre kihz Platten at the Plattenstrasse 45, 8032 Zürich.
The project Flex Hönggerberg (at the kihz Feyerabend) is prolonged for an other year.
August 2017
We congratulate the following apprentices on passing their final examinations:
Michèle Zwicker graduated as best student of the year.
4.11.2016
The offices of the kihz management are moving to the Sumatrastrasse 30 in 8006 Zurich.
1.11.2016
The kihz Sumatra is starting with 5 groups. The kihz Sumatra unifies the kihz Irchelpark and the kihz Wolfbach, additionally two groups are new.
1.9.2016
Our supervised children’s room, kihz Flex, run by childcare professionals, offers a flexible, needs-based temporary childcare solution which is not tied to the number of hours that parents work, nor to a long-term contractual commitment.
The pilot project on the Hönggerberg campus (HWO near kihz Feyerabend) will run for one year.
July 2016:
ETH's Silva Content Management System (CMS) is shut down The kihz Foundation relaunches its website with UZH’s Magnolia CMS.
We congratulate the following apprentices on passing their final examinations:
Nina Wüst, kihz Schönberg, has completed her studies to gain the qualification Professional Early Childhood Educator HF.
The Foundation is expanding its range of services in 2016. Two new daycare centres will be opened, two daycare centres will relocate and the kindergarten will be re-modelled into a daycare centre.
The new kihz Feyerabend centre will open its doors on the Hönggerberg campus in August 2016. The centre is located in one of the three buildings for student accommodation, HWO,at Paul Feyerabend Hof and offers enough space for 3 groups and a supervised children’s room.
The three groups from the kihz Irchelpark and kihz Wolfbach will move into the new kihz Sumatra daycare centre, with plans for two new groups starting in November 2016 The kihz management offices will also move to Sumatrastrasse 30.
At kihz Platten, the kindergarten group entering primary school in August 2016, will be replaced by a daycare group, followed by a second group one year later. From now on, kihz Platten only accepts applications for child daycare places.
July 2015:
We congratulate the following apprentices on passing their exams to be come early childhood educators:
Jacqueline Varga, kihz Schönberg, has completed her studies to gain the qualification Professional Early Childhood Educator HF.
On 4 May 2015, kihz Hönggerberg opens the Schmetterling (Butterfly) group. The group can take 7 infants.
August 2014:
The University daycare centre Zurich Irchel (UKI) is taken over by the kihz Foundation and re-named kihz Irchelpark.
kihz Irchelpark is located on the UZH Irchel campus next to the Museum of Anthropology. The kihz foundation warmly welcomes the children and the UKI team of carers.
July 2014:
We congratulate the following apprentices on passing their exams to be come early childhood educators:
January 2014:
Following the conversion of the rooftop floor, kihz Tierspital can accept 11 more children.
The «Igel» and «Hasen» (Hedgehog and Rabbit ) groups gain new members. The« Fledermäuse» (Bats) move in under the roof of the kihz daycare centre next to the Tierspital (Veterinary Teaching Hospital).
From September 2013, UZH can offer parents with children of pre-school age twenty new daycare places within proximity of the campus.
The kihz Foundation has succeeded in forming a partnership with the Chinderhuus BABAR daycare centre (Heidi-Abel-Weg 9, 8050 Zürich). First entries are possible from April 2013, with plans for a steady expansion.
July 2013:
We congratulate the following apprentices on passing their exams to become early childhood educators:
August 2012:
Monika Haetinger is now Managing Director of the kihz Foundation.
Monika Haetinger is a qualified Sociologist (CAS) specialised in systemic solution-oriented coaching. She has many years of leadership experience in HR management, development and diagnostics, and previously held a management position in childcare services. In addition, she was involved in a number of voluntary projects focused on combining family and career and was also a lecturer at HRW Schaffhausen. Monika Haetinger has two grown-up children.
We thank Ria-Elisa Schrottmann for her many years of valued service to the kihz Foundation.
July 2012:
We offer our sincere congratulations on achieving the Maturity Certificate in Social Sciences and Pedagogy to:
Our warm congratulations on passing their apprenticeship exams as early childhood educators go to:
July 2011:
We sincerely congratulate the following apprentices on passing their examinations to become early childhood educators:
July 2010:
We congratulate the following apprentices on passing their final examinations:
March 2010:
Opening of the second group on the ground floor of kihz Platten. The former Rämi kindergarten group has now been transformed into a second group.
August 2009:
We congratulate the following apprentices on passing their final examinations:
8 October 2009:
After completion of the outdoor area, kihz Tierspital holds a house-warming party.
15 September 2008:
The new kihz Tierspital daycare centre opens.
Monday 28.8.2006:
We celebrate the opening of our three latest kihz daycare centres: kihz Wolfbach, kihz Schönberg and daycare kindergarten kihz Platten.
August 2006:
The former Pitschi crèche run by the University becomes a kihz daycare centre in August 2006. Located in the ‘Coachman's Cottage’ on the University premises, and with a pretty garden, it offers a total of 19 places in one baby group and one mixed-age group.
August 2006:
In August at Plattenstrasse 45, kihz will open its first daycare kindergarten for 12 children aged 3-6 years. The concept consists of a fixed morning group from Monday to Thursday 7.30 am to 2.00 pm. Afternoons as well as all day Friday (Forest Teaching) can be booked separately. Priority is given to staff and students of PHZH as well as members of both universities, ETH and UZH. The places are subsidised by the City of Zurich and both universities. Fees are calculated in accordance with the applicable guidelines set by the City of Zurich.
1 February 2006:
1 February saw the grand opening of the new PHZH daycare centre located on the ground floor of the Wolfbach school building at Kantonsschulstrasse 3. In total, 12 places are available in a mixed-age group starting at 4 months. The University of Teacher Education (PHZH) commissioned kihz to run the centre on the same basis as the other kihz daycare centres.
2005
The kihz holiday care programme starts operating. Initially, 5 weeks each are offered for two age groups.
2005
The kihz office is strengthened by two employees for administration and public relations.
The two day care centres are renamed. The location is prefixed with the abbreviation kihz instead of Kikri (day nursery).
2005
Since January, the new website has been informing the public about the kihz foundation.
The website is published in English from the middle of March.
1 March 2004
Sergio Tassinari and Ria-Elisa Schrottmann in joint leadership.
On 1 March 2004, Sergio Tassinari and Ria-Elisa Schrottmann took over the joint management of the kihz Foundation. They both have experience of work and research in the field of external childcare and look forward to being able to pool their potential. Sergio Tassinari can draw on insider knowledge, since he played a significant role in setting up the Foundation and integrating / redeveloping both kihz daycare centres.
2004
Construction and opening of the Kikri Bülachhof.
The new logo with the three anthropomorphic puzzle pieces is used for the first time in the opening publication of the Kikri Bülachhof.
2003
The Kikri Hönggerberg is the first day care centre to be incorporated into the kihz foundation.
2002
The foundation kihz is established by the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich.
